Army engineers shaped America’s rivers and harbors legacy
From 1902 to 1928 the corps reviewed 2377 waterway projects, approving 805 and rejecting 1572, earning trust through efficiency and honesty. West Point traditions underscore duty and country, with landmark feats across Panama Canal, Washington area works, and World War I supply and construction efforts. The corps manages 200 harbors, 291 rivers, and 53 canals today.
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Balanced feed is good for turkeys
Extension Poultryman O C Offord urges turkey raisers to provide a well balanced ration a month to six weeks before hatching to ensure fertile, hatchable eggs. The diet should combine grain mash, animal protein, green feed, minerals, and ample water, with ground grains fed morning and evening. A standard mix uses equal parts corn bran shorts oats or barley and meat meal, with substitutions as available.
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Causes and cures for egg-eating in poultry
The Los Angeles Times notes egg-eating starts after hens taste eggs and continues unless stopped. Causes include broken eggs and insufficient shell forming materials. Remedies include dark nesting, using soft hay, stuffing eggs with mustard and pepper, or filling an egg with ammonia to deter further egg destruction.
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Los Angeles Times
Germinated Oats Barley Make Good Green Feed for Poultry
Germinated oats or barley provide a convenient green feed for poultry. Feed sprouts when about half an inch long, two to four pounds per 100 birds, increasing with production. Use good oats or barley and note that one pound dry oats yields one and three fourths pounds germinated. Grain is germinated by laying on the ground and covering with a moist gunny sack.
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Los Angeles Times
Poultry Culling Emphasizes Breeding and Diet for Eggs
Poultry squibs urge retaining strong vigorous cockerels from high producing dams and using lime and oyster shell in rations for shell quality. Catawba county growers sold capons at 2134 cents a pound this season. The owner learns flock insights by handling each bird and stresses systematic culling for rapid results.
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Save Fertilizer Expert Warns for Muck Soils in 1938
Muck growers can save money in 1938 by maintaining nitrogen supply, but savings depend on muck soil type. Newly cleared woody muck needs phosphorus and potash plus nitrogen. use 0-10-0 or 4-8-10 styles. Five to ten year cultivated muck needs nitrogen. older, well-fertilized muck shows little potash yield. Early crops require all three elements at half usual rates, with shifts to higher nitrogen mixes. Changing to home mixes and using sulfate of ammonia can cut costs while preserving yields.
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Swarm Control Ties Apiarists To Spring Management
In spring, apiarists must fix fall and winter mismanagement to prepare for the money flow. Swarm control tops concerns, driven by crowding. Langstroth frames hold 5,000 stores and brood space, enabling 70,000 to 90,000 bees. Young queens reduce swarming compared with older ones per the Iowa Beekeepers Bulletin.
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Economical Dairying Emphasizes Roughage Over Grain
The piece argues that economical dairy production hinges on good roughage more than grain quality. It notes farmers overemphasize protein rich grain while underappreciating roughage as a primary nutrient carrier and criticizes this misprioritization.
Agricultural Squibs and Farming Notes From The Aegean
More than 200000 goats and sheep are raised on the Aegean islands. Colored lights protect California crops from insects. Brood sows need exercise before farrowing. If agricultural purchasing power were restored, farmers would spend at least 500 million dollars on paint. Call potatoes can feed hogs replacing grain. German and American potato consumption figures are noted. Compressed air machines now prune trees, doing the work of many laborers.
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